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Vol. XXVI. No. 34
Dallas* Texas, Thursday, August 16, 1900
$1.00 Per Annum
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
. TEXAS FARMERS UNION
In last week's issue was published a
report of the first day's proceedings of
the Texas State Union, which conven-
ed in regular annual session at Dallas,
Texas, on August 7, 8, and 9, 1906.
The warehouse system, the mini-
mum prices for various commodities
mid the report of the legislative com-
mittee were the chief matters consid-
ered on Wednesday. Reports were
heard from the executive committee,
from the treasurer, from a number of
the lecturers over the State and from
a few of the committees. Three ses-
sions were held. Wednesday night
the convention moved to the City Hall
auditorium.
As to the warehouse matter it was
pretty generally agreed that there will
be at least 150 and possibly as many
as 200 of these buildings ready for the
handling of the fall crop of cotton.
These are erected chiefly by the local
unions and range in capacity from
1.500 to 2,000 bales. The action of
President E. A. Calvin in providing for
a central warehouse of 50.000-bale ca-
pacity at Houston for one year was
approved.
Several of the men at the head of
warehouse building companies were al-
lowed to address the convention. Some
of the men who are to manage the
warehouses over the State were called
upon and made short talks. The selec-
tion of a manager for the Houston
warehouse was left to the executive
committee and the president.
Mrs. Moore Murdock made an appeal
for contributions for the benefit of the
Woman's Home at Austin.
The committee on constitution rec-
ommended a change in the law so that
the office of treasurer shall be abol-
ished and the duties of the place per-
formed by the secretary.
A resolution wps adopted declaring
it to be the sense of the convention
that stock in the warehouses shall be
taken by members of the Union only,
and that all assistance and co-opera-
tion of non-members be taken as dona-
tions and received with thanks.
"The experience of the Grange and
the Alliance have shown that it is best
for the farmer to attend to farming
and to the obtaining of a fair price
for his products and to refrain from
all of the others forms of business not
directly connected with his own."
This was the expression in a resolu-
tion unanimously passed and refer-
ring to a suggestion that It might be
well to have retail stores at certain
points over the State.
A recommendation was passed that
local unions be encouraged to make
greater use of parliamentary practice
in their proceedings.
The Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company offered free use
of its long distance telephone facili-
ties for personal conversation. It was
accepted with a resolution of thanks
to the company. Considerable use of
the wires wae reported during the day
by the delegates to the convention.
A motion prevailed that no one be
elected as delegate to the Texarkana
meeting who is not a duly accredited
delegate to this State meeting.
There was much discussion of the
matter of a minimum price for cotton
and for the cotton seed. It appeared'
to be the opinion of many of the mem-
bers that the setting of prices ought
to be deferred until there is a better
grasp on the situation and a better
knowledge of the crop probabilities.
The weevil and the worm and other
things might affect the price set at
this time, it was contended. The pres-
ident and executive committee were
finally empowered to act on their bedt
judgment at a later date in reference
to minimum price on cotton seed and
cctton.
The following resolution from the
committee on"grain elevators was pre-
sented and adopted:
"Resolved. That each district and
county union have each local union to
elect a business agent and that at stat-
ed times these agents meet with the
district and county agents and report
to them the articles they wish to pur-
chase and Ihe product they desire to
sell.
"That each grain district erect a
sufficient number of grain elevators to
(handle the grain in their respective
districts.
"That the State agent appoint a com-
petent man to invlestigaie and secure
an elevator for general distribution
whenever found necessary, timely and
advisable.
"That the Business Agents' Associa-
tion appoint a grain commission, com-
posed of three competent grain grow-
ers, who are members of the union.
1 his appointment is to be made by the
State agent, with the ratification of
the association. It shall be the duty of
this grain commission to assist the
men appointed by the State agents in
securing a market and distribution of
the grain grown in Texas.
"That the district and county agents
inform themselves in" regard to break-
ages and losses in transportation and
lay claims with the proper authorities
for damages for the same. This latter
work shall be done through the State
executive committee."
Legislative Committee Report.
The legislative cohimittee submit-
ted the foljowing:
"We oppose the employment of con-
victs in competition with free labor
and believe they should only be em-
ployed in the manufacture of such ar-
ticles as may be used in the State in-
stitutions or in the building of roads
and the keeping them in repair.
"We recommend that the union
farmers of Texas shall work to the end
that we may have the initiative and
referendum form of government in
Texas in its simplest form. This gain-
ed, we believe we shall have better
laws, the people will be better served
and the State will become more pros-
perous.
"We recommend that our represent-
atives shall endeavor to have a law en-
acted inaugurating the eight-hour day
system of working in all public enter-
prises and affairs.
"We favor the anti-free pass legis-
lation.
"We oppose the suggested constitu-
tional amendment giving an increase
in salary to the members of the legis-
lature.
"We recommend legislative action
that will bring about an equal distri-
bution of the school funds of this
State, the same to be prorated in
equal proportions, giving each district,
and all children an equal opportunity
for an education.
"Knowing from observation that
most of our real troubles during strikes
are caused by the importation of
strikebreakers, who. when employed
do not know the status of affairs at
the place of their destination, we rec-
ommend that there be enacted a law
compelling all employers of Jalior to
state specifically for what the laboj- is
needed and whether or not a strike is
in progress.
"Believing that there is a printing
trust in Texas and that because of it
the cost of printing has been increased
to an extortionate extent, and. where-
as, we know that the Tyiiograprical
Union label is not allowed to be used
on trust-made goods, we urge all per-
sons with whom we trade to have all
printing bear the label of the Typo-
graphical Union.
"PETER RADFORD,
"A. A. MITCHELL.
"It. A. EUBANKS,
"Committee."
First of the business of the afternoon
session yesterday was an address from
Charles Hank, president of the Brick,
Tile and Terra Cotta Workers' Inter-
national Union of America. He ex-
plained the workings of this organiza-
tion and closed with an appeal to the
farmers to use only union brick with
the union label In the form of a tri-
angle.
Applause was given the reading of
the following telegram, and Secretary
Chapman was instructed to send a re-
ply in kind: "South McAlester, I. T.—
We send greeting and bid you god-
speed. Indian Teritory Union."
Several of the speakers during the
afternoon took occasion to touch upon
the Terrell election law. It was se-
verely criticised by some and a few de-
clared for its unconditional repeal. All
declared tor the blanket primary
amendment to the law and a general
custom of plurality nominations.
The committee on officers' reports
submitted a report to the convention
, and promptly approved. It suggested
the approval and adoption of the re-
ports of the executive committee, the
State secretary, the president, the lec-
turer, and the treasurer. On this com-
mittee are J. P. Baugh, C. J. Jackson
and J. C. Damron.
Admirable addresses were made
Wednesday night by Pro. F. W. Kyle
on "Industrial Education in the Public
Schools," and by David H. Shapira of
Houston on "The Cotton Warehouse
System."
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
President. E. A. Calvin of Dallas.
Vice President, J. A. Wheeler of Bel-
ton.
Secretary, B. F. Chapman, Wilmer.
Treasurer, Miss Nellie Horton, Dal-
las.
Lecturer, D. J. Neill, Gorman.
Chaplain, J. P. Lane, Gallatin.
Conductor, A. C. Neece, Sunset.
Conductor, James Dean. Burleson.
Executive Committee—F. W. Davis,
chairman, Grapevine; Peter Radford,
Whitt; H. E. Bond, Gordonville; W. T.
Loudermiik, Comanche; J. R. Luce,
Grapeland.
Business Agent, O. H. O'Keefe,
Siaml'ord.
John T. Garner, who has been the
State agent since shortly after the or-
ganization of the State union, announ-
ced in his report that he desired to re-
tire. Miss Nellie Horton was elected
retasurcr and was conveyed, to the
conventioii in an automobile and given
quite an ovation, being the only wom-
an elected to office. She has been
serving in the (opacity of stenogra-
pher in the secretary's office. An
amendment passed the body merging
the offices of secretary and treasurer,
but no constitutional amendments
have any validity until ratified by the
locals.
The election of officers was a com-
paratively tame affair, as few of them
had any opposition. But the choosing
of the executive committee was an-
other matter. There were about twen-
ty-eight nominations. Preliminary vot-
ing was done, and then from the high-
est a secondary election was neces-
sary. A blanket primary was not used
in this race. All of the newly elected
officers were installed at about 11
o'clock Thursday night, and at mid-
night the body adjourned sine die.
A resolution was passed in the Nos-
ing hours of the meeting, expressing
the sympathy of Ihe Farmers' Union
with the officials of the Western Fed-
eration of Miners, kidnapped by the
Colorado and Idaho authorities. An-
other resolution expressed regret a: the
death of ex-Secretary Newt Gresham.
As delegates to the National meet-
ing at Texarkana, all the delegates
were named.
Judge V. W. Grubbs of Greenville
made a report for the committee on in-
dustrial education. He was thanked
Cedar Hill, Vice President: J. A. Boyd,
of l^anoaster, Secretary-Treasurer; \V.
J. Shannon, of Mesqulte, R. R. i, Lec-
turer; K. M. Brownlee, of Lancaster,
Chaplain; Bert Othen, of Cedar Hill,
R. R. 3, Door Keeper: B. F. Embry. of
Wheatland, Conductor. Executive Com-
mittee: J. H. Prince, of Ferris; (5en.
Frazler of Hutchins; Prank M. Mitch-
erecting a warehouse at Timpson. our
railroad town, it will cost $3500 when
we complete it and will store 1500
bales of cotton. Timpson has a cotton
compress and we are putting the ware-
houses alongside of it where It. will
be convenient for compressing and for
railroad switches. The cotton that,
goes into that warehouse will stay
ell, of Lancaster; S. Brlggs, of Wll- there till we get a fair, just, renson-
mer; Q. T. Brown, of Lancaster; it.
C. Auston, Lancaster. R. 1{. 2, Purchas-
ing Agent.
Next County Union to be held at Wil-
mer first Saturday in October.
J. A. BOYD, Sec.-Treas.
Lancaster, Box 21.
STRUGGLE FOR GUBERNATORIAL
NOMINATION.
able price for it. We do not want any
more than this, but that we are going
to have, in spite of speculators, ma-
nipulators, bucket shops, futures gam-
blers, high water anil other influences.
"Now, there are more Farmers'
Union warehouses in Texas than most
people drt am of. In fact, tho Farm-
ers' Union has been doing more work
along the lines of its conceived useful-
Wednesday night, at the Democratic j lu.ss than the commercial world has
State Convention, the first ballot was | any thought of. I know that we are
IMPORTANT TO UNION FARMERS
cast for Governor, resulting llms: I
Campbell. 195.852; Bell, ir.6,489; Col-
quitt, 157,124; Brooks, 137,971. conven-
tion vote.
DESHA COUNTY (ARK.) UNION.
An interesting session of Dosha Co.
(Ark.) Union was held on July 28.
Plans for trade stroes and ware-
houses were thoroughly discussed.
Also the minimum price for all farm
products. While we are not as well
posted on the methods and manner of
warehousing and fixing prices, we are
in dead earnest and want all the IIrIiI
sneered at in some quarters and de-
rided as a bunch of hayseeds who
have not the business equipment to
protect ourselves, btu a new light will
bo dawning directly and some pcoplo
who think there isn't going to lie much
of a shower—just like they did in
Noah's time—will be hunting tall tim-
ber and clambering tip the hills he-
fere all the autumn leaves have fallen.
We are just minding our own affairs
and "doing husineffs at the old stand,'
consequently by the noontide of Sep-
tember Texas will be pretty well sprin-
kled with Fanners' Union warehouses,
Brethren: We have secured a large
warehouse at Houston, Tex., to be used
as a central warehouse for handling
union cotton, and we expect our people
to patronize it liberally.
In order to make a great enterprise
like this a success it must receive the
co-operation of the membership. The
warehouse is now open and ready to
receive shipments of cotton. All ship-
ments must be made to "The Farmers'
Union Warehouse and Compress,"
Houston, Texas, this being the name
under which all business will be trans-
acted. It Is our purpose to sell all un-
ion cotton where there Is no local ware-
house through which to handle It, and
the Farmers' Union, throughout the
State of Texas.
I have succeeded in getting the moat
satisfactory rate ever made on cotton,
which will prove a great saving to the
members of the Farmers' Union of
Texas, but to make the benefits per-
manent. It is now up to the member*
of tlje Farmers' Union to sustain by
their patronage the flrin of Eli W.
Gafi'ney & Co., who have Inaugurated
the reduction. In this connection, )
suggest that this can be done by plac-
ing your insurance with Ell W. Guffney
& Co., Agency, In which are represent-
ed companies of undoubted responsi-
bility and which are prepared to fur-
nish the members of the Farmers' Un-
to co-operate with local or Interior j ion ample Fire protection at the lowest
warehouses In the sale of their cotton.
possible on these things, we know and i( wili not be many moons beforo
that there is strength in united effort, I the colton producer can and will say
and we want to adapt such plans ami • to the cctton manufacturer: 'If you
effect such purposes as will meet the want to see the wheels go round and
approval and endorsement of every one | j,ear the hum of your spindles you
who earns hla bread bv ihe sweat of ' must pay the price.' We can see. right
his face. Vve will be pleased to have i now, (he beautiful hills and valleys of Caffney & Co.. of Dallas. Texas, to
the help of any of our people Hhi this j tho promised land, and we are goiiiK
work. ('. it. BOLLOCK. . across ihe liver dry s'.'od. No more
! will the wives and daughters of thi
ami render every assistance possible.
A circular letter will be sent to all local
unions within a few days explaining In
detail the handling of cotton from the
time It leaves the shipper until it is sold
and the charges for handling it. Re-
member you can make your shipments
now to "The Farmers' Union Ware-
house and Compress," Houston, Texas.
Trusting that we will have the hearty
co-operation of our people everywhere,
we beg to remain, fraternally yours,
K. A. CALVIN, President.
F. W. DAVIS,
Chairman Ex. Coin.
Dallas. Tex., Aug. 11. 190#.
Brethren: I beg to advise that I
have made arrangements witii 1011 W.
The union movement in Mississippi j farmers of the South have to work in
is progressing steadily. Eleven locals (he colton fields to keep from starving
In sixteen days' is the record of c. C. ' while the lordly bucirvt shop and cot-
Baskin and J. E. Rankin in Webster ton exchange greed grabbers grow
county. Saturday next a county union I rich off their toll and blood."
will be formed at Walthall. The farm- j
ers or Mississippi arc getting together, j o. W. Faut of Linden, Cass County,
: i is a forcible spenker and will respond
C. A. M(-Means of Kennedale. G. W. i to lecture calls.
Fant of l inden. John Webb or Clinton,
and Joe SchmMt of Vernon were among | Ex-President N. C. Murray aitcnd-
the Union brethren who ealled at The >d a picnic in Jack county last Satur-
Mercury-Pasaword olfice this week. | day. Next week he goes lo Kentucky
_ I to fill three appointments mid add I'ur-
CANVA8S IS MADE OF REFEREN- | ther impetus to Ihe Union cause in the
DUM VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. 1 Blue Grass State. Stale organizer
*— I Harnett Is striving hard and making
Muskogee, I. T., Aug. 11.—Alter a steady headway.
canvass of the referendum vote of the j
members of the Farmers' Union of N. C. Murray is open to lecture en-
America, the executive committee i gagements anywhere. Bro. Murray Is
found that the following Indian Terri- j universally conceded to tie one of our! title. It carefully describes the dlffer-
«rite the entire Insurance on ware-
houses and cotton stored In them fur
rate ever offered.
1 ask that 'each warehouse manager
send at once to Eli W. Gaffney & Co,
Wilson Bldg.. Dallas. Texas, a full de4fc
scrlption and diagram of your ware-
house, giving material of construction,
kind of roof, length and breadth, name
of street and number of block. If there
are any exposures within seventy feet,
state what they are and the distance to
same.
On receipt of the above information
Ell W. (Jnffney & Co., will give full In-
structions and rates to all managers ol
Farmers' Union Warehouses.
It Is absolutely necessary for you t«
Kive tills your prompt attention if yov
want to reap the benefits of the ratt
secured.
Trusting that I will have your usual
co-operation, I am. fraternally yours
C A. CALVIN,
Pres. Texas State Union.
concise, terse and lucid as lo he of
great value to the fancier and the
breeder of poultry. It shows how to
manage and rear fowls, how lo detect
their different ailments, and how to
trial them by allopathic or homeo-
pathic remedies. It, Is from the pen
of the lale John IS. Dlehl, the well-
known American Poultry Association
Judge, one of the hlghi,,,. i #tfii1fli-ie&
on poultry.
THE DOMESTIC CAT.
The prominent attention lately he-
slowed upon the domestic cat by fash-
ionable society, and the great success
of several cat shows, have induced Mr,
John K. Diehl, the well-known author-
ity on domestic animals, to prepare a
handy little volume under the above
Ills address Is
tory officers had been elected: j ablest union speakers.
President, (3. A. Fannin, Brady: vice ! Kingston, Texas.
president A. J. Malcolm. Mannsville; '
secretary and treasurer, J. S. Murray, | On Ihe 2Nth nil. Crockett County
Emet; chaplain, J. S. Weeks, Victor; | Union met at College Hill, Tenn.. prcs-
lecturer, R. T. Wallace, Bradley; exec- j Idenl Sam Young presiding. R. E.
for his work and the committee was i utive committeemen, J. C. Elliott, Early of Dyer county and J. S. Spence
authorized to continue its efforts. On j Pauls Valley; Charles Ward. Hewitt; of Chestnut Bluff made appropriate
this committee are: Hon. V. W. | Rufus Merrill, Swink; William A. Key- addresses. Crockett County Union
Grubbs, Greenville, chairman; N. A. i nolds, Victor; J. R. Carnes, Oktaha; | meets again on August :«i with Staall-
Shaw, Texarkana, First congressional <onduclors, T. J. Brown, Claremore,
district; Hardy Deal. Nacogdoches, and P. W. Williams. Hartshorne. J.
Second congressional district; W. R. | M■ Avants was defeated for the presi-
Blalock, Quitman, Third congressional ilency by only sixteen votes.
At the meeting of lh- executive com
miltee the warehouse plan was endors-
ed and it was recommended that the
Unions hold at least one cotton ware-
house in each of the thirty recording
districts in Indian Territory this fall,
and where others Were needed, to build
them. The towns where such want-
houses are located are expected to
district; E. W. Kirkpalrlck. McKinney.
Fourth district; W. C. McKamy, Ren-
ner. Fifth; George T. Jester, Corsicana,
Sixth; L. A. Riley, Murchison, Sev-
enth; A. M. MeFadden, Victoria,
Eighth; J. W. Green, Longstreet,
Ninth; Lee J. Rountree, Georgetown,
Tenth; M. C. Fields. Lott, Eleventh;
W. T. Loudermiik, Downing. Twelfth;
J. L. Crawford, Bridgeport. Thirteenth; furnish financial assistance.
H. A. Halbert, Coleman. Fourteenth;
John G. Willacy, Corpus Christl, Fif-
teenth: Jeff D. Montgomery, Gordon,
Sixteenth.
There was a long and rather warm
light over the matter of a legislative
committee. Jeff D. Montgomery and
N. C. Murray were the old members
of the committee. They submitted a
report and were commended for their
work at the last, legislature and at the
special meetings. It was finally decid-
ed to have the matter of having a
committee and of appointing Its mem
ent breeds and varieties, and states
how to keep and rear cats; how to
recognize their various diseases and
how to treat them. The author's price
lor this hook was 50 cents, hut the
Associated Fanciers, 400 N. 3d street,
Philadelphia, Pa., will mftll a copy of
II on receipt of 25 cents to nny sub-
scriber of this paper.
ELLIS COUNTY FARMERS' UNION.
T.. C, Faulkner, president of the Ki-
lls County Farmers' Union, has called
a meeting of the Union to be held in
Waxahaehle on Aug. 24 and 25. One
matter to lie given attention Is that of
erecting a warehouse In Waxahaehle.
lugs Union.
SOCIALIST TICKET.
The following Is the Stale ticket, of
the Socialist party of Texas, as an-
nounced Tuesday:
Governor, George Clifton Edwards,
Dallas; Lieutenant Governor, Lee L.
Rhodes of Providence; Comptroller, G.
W. M. Taylor of Poolville; Treasurer,
W. J. Bell of Tyler; Attorney General,
M. A. Smith of Campbell; Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, J. M. Crier j"n! Interested In dogs to send for the
of San Antonio; "Land Commissioner, '"M,k, which will he mailed on receipt
J. L. Sloan of Stamford; Railroad
Commissioner, IC. It. Meltv.cn of Hal
lettsvllle; Chief Justice of Supreme
Court, William I). Simpson of Dallas;
.Judge Court Criminal Appeals. Eustace
Bellinger of San Antonio. J. M. Mas-
sey of Clinton was made state chair-
man.
A BOOK OF THE DOG.
We have received from the Asoel-
aled Fanciers, 400 N. 3rd street, Phil-
adelphia. Pa., a copy of their. Dog Buy-
ers' Guide. It contains n finely exe-
cuted colored frontispiece; well drawn
engravings of nearly every breed of
dog, and all kinds of dog furnishing
goods. We should Judge that the book
!:as cost a great deal more to produce
than the price asked for It aniT we
would advise all of oifr renders who
COTTON BOOKS AND STATIONER!
Fop Shippers, Yards, dinners,
, Oil Mills and Merchants*
Gtii Ledgers, Bale Books, Yard Records, Tags, Receipts,
W. H. Brown's Sampling Paper, Invoices, Weight Sheets,
Drafts, Class Books, all kinds of Special Ruled and Printed
Books and Forms mads to order.
Write for Samples and mention Mercury-Password.
A. D. ALDRIDCE & CO.
DELLAS. TEXAS.
bers, should one be deemed needful, to I Farmers' Union is figuring with mer
A $2,500 cotton warehouse Is con
traded for by the farmers In the neigh- !
borhood of Crockett, Tex., to he built : rell Tuesday nominated the following
at once In that city. The Cass County State ticket:
NOMINATED BY PROHIBITIONI8TS
The State Prohibition party at Tor
the president and the executive com
mlttee.
The thanks of the convention were
voted to the City of Dallas," to the
Mayor and to the Commercial Club,
ior courtesies extended.
F. W. Davis was re-elected chairman
of the executive committee and J. R.
Luce was made secretary.
A motion was adopted that the of-
ficial minutes of the proceedings are
to be furnished to the Mercury-Pass-
word for publication. We will publish
the official proceedings when furnish-
ed with a copy of same.
chants at different shipping points to
build a warehouse for the Cass Coun-
ty Union cotton. The stock for a
Governor. J. W. Pearson, Boyce;
Lh utenant Governor, Thomas Brown,
Beaumont; Attorney General, J. M.
Russell, Amarlllo; Comptroller, J. I
Farmers' Union cotton gin at Mnngum, I Crouch, McKinney; Land Commlsslon-
K. B. House, of Son Saba. President
of San Saba County Union, appeals to
Union people for contributions for Ilia
relief of Colorado River flood sufferers.
"All fences are gone, fences washed
away, houses and lam! badly damaged."
Send contributions for San Saba
County sufferers to E. B. House, San
Saba, and for Mills County to S. J.
Cockrell, Big Valley.
State organizer J. CJ. Smith of Tal-
lahassee. Kla.. is making rapid prog-
ress In the I.and of Flowers.
DALLAS COUNTY UNION.
on Aug. 4th Dallas County Farmers'
Union elected lite following officers for
the Incoming year: W. H. Hilton of
Wilmer, President; J. M. Young, of
Greer County, Is subscribed, and they
will either build or buy one of the
gins already built, and then patronize
it so as to insure success. The oil
mill Is going up, and many farmers
have stock in both enterprises. Let
the good work go on.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
The Lyon Republicans at El Paso
Tuesday named the following ticket:
Governor, W. C. Averlll, Beaumont;
Lieutenant Governor, Frederick Hof-
helnz, Comai County, president of the
Hermann Sons of Texas; Attorney
General, Charles W. Ogdcn, San An-
tonio; Comptroller, Sam Davidson,
Fort Worth; Treasurer, G. Mendell
Booth, Taylor; Superintendent of Pub-
lic Instruction, Dr. C. A. Gray, Fannin
County; Commissioner General Ijind
Office, H. C. Harding, Amarlllo; Rail-
road Commissioner, W. F. Conner, Dal-
las; Judge Court Criminal Appeals, A.
G. Porter, El Paso.
THE SHELBY DUTCHMAN.
Paul Wlpprefht, "the Dutchman
from Shelby," who took an active part
In the State Union, lives at Timpson.
Speaking of his county, he said:
"The l.<eal Unions In Shelby are
er, II. L. Wlnchell, Cisco; Superin-
tendent, Public Instruction, J. L. An-
drews, Dallas.
"REORGANIZED" REPUBLICANS.
The "Reorganization" Republicans
met in State convention at Houston
Tuesday, August 14, adopted a plat-
form and named a ticket, as follows:
Governor, Col. K. II. R. Green of
Terrell; Lieutenant Governor, Judge
J. C. Gibbons of Paris; National Com-
mitteeman, William McDonald of
Kaufman; State Chairman, Dr. Alex.
W. Acheson of Denlson.
If you need any kind of Lumber or
Shingles write todiiy for estimate to
"M. B. P." care Mercury-Password.
Best Hast Texas pine lumber and shin-
gles In ear lots. Club together and
make up a ear. lifter you have prices.
All kinds of lumber furnished at living
mtes. See ad e'sewhere In this Issue.
of 15 cents In postage stamps.
The friends of Colonel Colquitt are
proud of the race he made, regardless
of results. While other candidates had
an ar,my of speakers howling all over
the Slate, Colquitt was single handed
and alone. No plethoric purse ap-
pealed for supporters to his cause. No
evasive answers were made by him tin
any question. An honest, open presen-
tation of living, vital Issues, which
sent conviction to those who heard
hltu was his strong card.
Governor Davis and George D. Donagh
ley of Conway made addresses.
President Tunstall's annual addresi
aroused considerable enthuslasn
among the delegates. He strongly rec
ommended building warehouses, an<
that quickly. He also recommends "i •
more vigorous educational campaigi
In behalf of the principles and^pur-
pO. os <ff the Farmers' EttucatioiflNfcand "
Co-operative Union throughout the
State."
Following are the officers elected
for the ensuing year: Pres.. J. B.
Lewis, Craighead County; V.-Pres.. J.
T. M. Holt, Hempstead County; Sec.-
Treas. Ben L. Griffin, Faulkner Coun-
ty; Ghap'a'ln, J. G. Armstrong, White
County; Doorkeeper, J. H. Keith, Sar
line County; Conductor. John A. Black-
ford, Craighead County.
The following statistics were r.'"cn
showing the progress made during the
past twelve months: One year ago
there were 1338 locals and fltty-two
counties represented, with a total
membership of 52,000 souls. At that
time there was $1000.71 In the treas-
ury. Todny 1071 local Unions and
sixty-seven county Unions are repre-
sealed and a membership of Su.OOO,
while there Is $5070.50 in hank subject
io cheek and $100(1 drawing fi per cent
Interest loaned to the National Union,
showing a gain of 28.000 members and
a act gain of $5002.79 in the treasury.
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THE POULTRY DOCTOR.
If you are Interested In poultry, by
all means send 25c In postage stamps
to the Associated Fanciers, 400 N. 3rd
Street Philadelphia, Pa., for their new
book, on the diseases of poultry. Al-
though comparatively small, it Is so
Joe Halley, the Democratic nominee
for the United States senate, breaks
all records In Texas politics as having
received the smallest vote of any one
voted lor In the Slate primaries.
Whether It Is because of his 'oily"
record, or because he had no opposi-
tion we know not, The fact remains
that his name did not appear on the
primary ticket in more than half Ihe
counties In the State. At the next
senatorial eleclton It Is to be hoped it
will be omitted entirely.
ARKANSAS STATE UNION.
Sixty-Five Counties Represented and
More Than Two Hundred Dele-
gates Present First Day.
The annual convention of the Farm-
ers' Educational and Co-operative
Union of Arkansas was opened Tues j everybody Is Invited.
FROM FLORIDA.
Organizer lid Wood, W. J. Lee ol
I ee Union. Frank Wood arid W. B.
('lardy of Bright Bond Union, and oth.
ers. met at Clardy Chapel July 28 near
Jasper and formed a live local. The
meeting was a success and Clardy
('Impel Union Is a new link In the
great chain of the brotherhood of
farmers. Our officers for the ensuing
year will be:
President—R. IS. M. Daniel.
Vice-President- J. M. ('lardy.
Secretary-Treasurer—W. C. Cald
well.
Doorkeeper J H. Clardy.
Conductor- R. L Braswell.
Chaplain—B. M. Caldwell.
The next meeting of Clardy Chape
Union will he held Saturday, Augus
II, at. which time we hope to swell oui
membership io the constitutional limit
and secure our charter.
W. C. CALDWELL.
BOYETT'S DATE8 IN LOUISIANA
Calcasieu Parish.
Kipling, Aug. 18, 10 a. in.
Rapides Parish.
Pine (Jrove, Aug. 20, 10 a. m,
Phllade'phlu, Aug. 21, 10 a. tn.
Holloway, Aug. 22, 10 a. m.
Winn Pariah.
Corinth, Aug. 24. 10 a. m.
Grant Parish.
Bljt Creek, Aug. 28. 10 a. in.
Mill Creek, Aug. 28, 7 p. ill.
Friendship, Aug. 2#, iO.a. in.
Clear Creek, Aug. 29, 7 p. m.
(Sates, Aug. 30, 10 a. m.
Oak drove, Aug. 30, 7 p. in.
Prospect, Aug. 31, 10 a. in.
New Hope. Aug. 31. 7 p. m!
These meetings will all be pub'tc a•(
day, August 7, at the state house at
Little Rock with an attendance of
over 200 delegates representing sixty- utay all day and spread the gospel el
five counties.
The forenoon of the first day was de-
voted principally to organization, and
the address of the President, D. P.
Tunstall of Fulton County, In which
he outlined Ihe principal questions be-
fore the Union, was the chief feature
of the afternoon.
At an open meeting Tuesday night
Let everybody come out and bring a
little old fashioned grub, and we will
Unionism.
JASPER BOYR'lT.
R L. Barnett Is making a vigorous
campaign In old Kentucky. His head-
quarter* are at Bardwell. Carlisle
County Union will be formed on the
•.'1st. N„ C. Murray Is billed to make
an address.
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